6th grade Types of Writing: Narrative, Descriptive, Informative, Persuasive Paragraphs: Main Ideas, Topic Sentences, Supporting Details, Clincher Statements, Spatial Order, Chronological Order, Transitions, Elaborating Details, Type of Paragraphs/Author's Purpose, Writing Project: 1. Pre-Writing - Form and Topic; Purpose and Audience; Gather Information; Organize and Arrange Ideas; 2. Writing - Introduction, Body, Conclusion; 3. Revising - Peer Editing; Self-Revision; Publishing
7th grade
Parts of a paragraph (topic sentence, details, concluding sentence)--I think we call the parts different things and should streamline that maybe?! We call the details major support and further explaination; we call the last sentence the "clincher". We can discuss terminology to be consistent.
Thesis statement (and where it goes! It should be the LAST sentence of the introduction)
Transition words between paragraphs
Types of Writing: Narrative, Descriptive, Informative, Persuasive
Paragraphs: Main Ideas, Topic Sentences, Supporting Details, Clincher Statements, Spatial Order, Chronological Order, Transitions, Elaborating Details, Type of Paragraphs/Author's Purpose,
Writing Project: 1. Pre-Writing - Form and Topic; Purpose and Audience; Gather Information; Organize and Arrange Ideas; 2. Writing - Introduction, Body, Conclusion; 3. Revising - Peer Editing; Self-Revision; Publishing
7th grade
Parts of a paragraph (topic sentence, details, concluding sentence)--I think we call the parts different things and should streamline that maybe?! We call the details major support and further explaination; we call the last sentence the "clincher". We can discuss terminology to be consistent.
Thesis statement (and where it goes! It should be the LAST sentence of the introduction)
Transition words between paragraphs
8th grade